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• District of Columbia
• Georgia

District of Columbia

POSITION: Ombudsman Specialist

Founded in 1975, Legal Counsel for the Elderly champions the dignity and rights of vulnerable Washington, D.C. seniors, 60 and older, providing free legal and social work services to those in need — empowering, defending and protecting.

LCE staff help 6,000+ clients each year in many areas of civil law. Attorneys represent seniors facing foreclosures, evictions, and consumer fraud. LCE handles Medicaid and Social Security cases, provides benefits checkups to assure that seniors and Veterans are receiving the benefits they are due, prepares Wills and Powers of Attorney, and educates elders in ways to avoid Medicare and Medicaid fraud. Clients come to LCE directly through the LCE Legal Hotline, they are referred by partner organizations and the courts, and LCE attorneys, plus its more than 800 volunteers, are regularly in the community meeting elders at senior centers and faith-based organizations. LCE also accommodates homebound seniors by providing legal services in their homes.

LCE houses the office of the D.C. Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, which advocates on behalf of seniors in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and those receiving home health care. LCE has a strong relationship with a number of pro bono law firms that assist staff with approximately 600 cases a year. LCE staff testify and make recommendations regarding laws before the D.C. Council that affect seniors, and have been instrumental in bettering conditions for D.C. seniors through assistance with local legislation. More than 40 years after its founding, LCE continues to develop innovative, cost-effective ways to deliver legal services, serving as a model for organizations around the country. LCE is incorporated as a 501(c) (3) and is an affiliate of AARP.

Find more information and to apply visit the AARP website.

Posted February 11, 2019

Georgia

POSITION: Long-Term Care Ombudsman, West Region/Representative of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman

Do you:

Want to be an advocate for some of our most vulnerable citizens?
Have experience working with older persons or individuals with disabilities?
Want to make a difference in the lives of people living in long-term care facilities, by addressing challenges they face and helping them build on their opportunities?
Have an undergraduate degree or higher?
Have good oral and written communication skills?
Reside in Spalding, Pike, Meriwether, Coweta, Troup, Heard, or Carroll County?

Find more information on this position here.

Posted January 5, 2019